Stories for September 2007
Stories for Wednesday, September 26
Brush Fire Burning On I-5
A brush fire burned along Interstate 5 near 72nd Street in Tacoma Wednesday afternoon.Department of Transportation officials said the fire was a distraction for drivers during the afternoon commute.The right lane of northbound I-5 was closed at 3:34 p.m., and remained closed for 45 minutes, officials said.
Woman Assaulted In Seattle U Restroom
Police are looking for the man who attacked a 24-year-old Seattle University student in a women's restroom on campus Monday morning.The victim told police she that as she was coming out of a stall in the second-floor restroom, a man burst out of the stall next to hers. She said ...
Power Outage Knocks Out Traffic Signals In Factoria
Traffic signals in the Factoria area are not currently working following a power outage.Puget Sound Energy employees are working to restore power.According to David Grant with the city of Bellevue, the area is expected to be without power for a few hours.Grant is encouraging motorists in the area to treat ...
Police To Monitor State's Most Dangerous Sex Offenders, Gov. Says
The state's most dangerous sex offenders will be tracked using GPS devices so that police can monitor their movement, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced Wednesday."I directed the Department of Corrections to identify level three sex offenders that with the use of GPS monitoring as a tool would be less of a ...
Teen Won't Be Disciplined For 'Halo Fever'
A high school student who appeared on television meeting Bill Gates after waiting in line for Halo 3 won't be disciplined for skipping class, Issaquah school officials told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Ritesh David was shown buying the first copy of Halo 3 at a Bellevue Best Buy store and shaking ...
Sheriff's Office Seeks Help Finding Woman
Sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help in finding a 33-year-old Maple Valley woman who disappeared a week ago.Tanya Rider was last seen leaving her job at Fred Meyer in Bellevue on Sept. 19, deputies said.“I don’t want to think about the bad possibilities,” Tanya’s husband Tom Rider said.Tom ...
3 Accused Of Felling Old-Growth Trees
Three men illegally cut down old-growth cedar trees in the Olympic National Forest, including some trees that were more than 600 years old, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Wednesday in announcing the men's arrest.The men pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy, damaging government property and ...
Fire Destroys Marysville Apartment Building
Children playing outside a Marysville apartment building spotted a fire at the complex, where there were no working smoke alarms, firefighters said.The fire on Tuesday night at the Parkview Apartments displaced 13 adults and 11 children.Firefighters from Getchell, Tulalip Bay, Lake Steven and Everett help battle the fire.Parents and teachers ...
UW Students Warned About Robbery
Students returning to class at the University of Washington were on alert after a student was robbed at gunpoint near campus over the weekend.The university sent out an e-mail alert to students, part of a new "Safe Campus" plan designed to protect students, staff and faculty."I just moved out of ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 25
Repeat DUI Offender Caught Again
According to the Washington State Patrol, 44-year-old Karl Solid was arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunk driving for the seventh time in 10 years.“The individual had a large laceration on his forehead. He admitted to the trooper he had fallen down intoxicated trying to get into his car before he ...
Car Loses Tire On Interstate 5
According to the Washington State Patrol, a car driving southbound on Interstate 5 lost its tire, which bounced over the median striking a northbound car.The driver of the northbound car suffered facial lacerations and a sore neckm and the passenger also suffered minor injuries.Trooper Jeff Merrill with the WSP told ...
Study Challenges Assumptions About Flu Shots
A National Institutes of Health study challenges the assumption that flu shots prevent many flu deaths, especially among older patients.The study -- published in the journal Lancet -- means doctors may have to rethink the way they approach the flu, according to a Seattle researcher who was involved in the ...
UW Student Robbed At Gunpoint
University of Washington police warned students, staff and faculty about an armed robber who held up a student at gunpoint early Saturday morning.The man approached a student at Northeast 45th Street and 15th Avenue Northeast, asking for a light, police said.The robber then pulled out a gun and told the ...
Speed Violation Nets $279,000 Cash
A trooper seized $279,000 in cash last weekend after pulling over a driver who said he had won the money at casinos, the State Patrol said.The trooper stopped a 2003 Honda Accord on Interstate 5 near Northgate Mall for a speeding violation. The driver, a 35-year-old man from Delta, British ...
Reichert Wants To Ban 'Murderabilia'
We've all heard of buying baseball cards and other collectibles online, but as we've discovered, there's also some really grisly memorabilia for sale.Local congressman Dave Reichert wants to stop it."I don't understand it. I just can't understand it," Reichert said.As a former sheriff who spent a career dealing with the ...
Seahawks RB Alexander Has Cracked Bone In Left Wrist
Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander has a broken left wrist, but will continue to play with a protective cast. Coach Mike Holmgren said Monday further pictures on what was thought to be a sprain revealed a small crack. The coach added that Alexander's wrist will heal in a few ...
Gates Joins Halo 3 Buyers In Bellevue
Microsoft's Bill Gates joined a crowd a hundreds of people who bought Halo 3 at a Best Buy store in Bellevue at midnight. SLIDESHOW: Gates Congratulates First Halo 3 Buyer Some 'Halo 3' Disks Scratched By Packaging The game debuted with the glitz and glamour of a Hollywood movie premiere ...
Theft Suspect Avoids Capture After Chase, Crash
A man police said broke into homes, stole cars and assaulted an elderly woman is on the loose after crashing into a cornfield during a high-speed chase on Monday, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The man and two women broke into a Burlington-area home earlier in the day, and were surprised ...
Police Find Car Taken From Tacoma Slaying Scene
Police have found the car that was taken from a Tacoma apartment building where two men were killed. The car, a 1994 red Isuzu Trooper, was found Monday night at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. Police are checking it for evidence and going over surveillance video at the apartment ...
Shoreline Teachers Plan 1-Day Walkout
The Shoreline School District announced it will close school during a one-day strike planned for Thursday.Teachers said they'll walk out to protest classroom staffing decisions.Teachers said they are upset with a shift in elementary staffing and that they said is leading to larger class sizes.The district said the changes were ...
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